trooping

verb

present participle of troop
as in marching

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  1. marching
  2. striding
  3. parading
  4. walking
  5. treading
  6. pacing
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  • Ben felt that his biggest contribution to Civil Rights would not be marching in the streets, but instead demonstrating his capabilities to others in influential positions through performance, negotiation, and results.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Media images showed tens of thousands of people marching along Tirana's main boulevard toward Skanderbeg Square.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of marching
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  • Late in the trial, a surprise witness came striding into the courtroom.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • At around the same time down in London, England’s vice-captain Harry Brook was striding to the crease to join Root at 40-3.
    — Hector Vickers, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of striding
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  • Images of Merlin parading through Mexico City, wearing a Mexican national team jersey — and socks — as thousands of fans celebrated, quickly went viral, racking up millions of views across social media.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • Now Lestat has joined them, parading his vampirism to anyone who buys a ticket and drawing more and more ire from his law-abiding peers.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 June 2026
Definition of parading
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  • Police officers were seen walking along the barricades to keep pedestrians away.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Here is what veterinarians say about spotting heatstroke, walking dogs safely on hot pavement and cooling your pet at home.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of walking
Verb
  • Initially, both teams looked to be treading carefully, wary of a misstep now in the knockout stage.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • By treading lightly with finishes, opening up the loft area to more light, and getting clever with storage, Marie channeled the unit’s coastal locale, conjuring up an aesthetic lexicon that suggests the interior of a boat with its clean, functional lines.
    — Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
Definition of treading
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  • Creativity, innovation, interdisciplinary learning, problem-solving, and authentic experiences were often secondary to pacing guides and test performance metrics.
    — Tiffany Thenor, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Miami Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara is pacing all pitchers in the majors with 486 batters faced, while Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood leads all hitters with 416 plate appearances.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of pacing
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